HEALTH lesson 1

provision of immediare care and intervention to an injured or ill person

FIRST AID

suffering, prolong life, and prevent added injury or danger to the victim

FIRST AID aims to alleviate?

ROLES OF A FIRST AIDER:

SEGACP

1. Serves as the bridge that connects the gap between the physician and the victim

2. Ensures the victims safety and the bystanders as well

3. Gains access to the victim

4. Assesses for any possible risks

5. Contacts for advanced medical care

6. Provides the needed care of the patient

PRINCIPLES OF FIRST AID

AKAP

1. Activates emergency medical insurance

2. Keep the victim under control

3. Attend first to the victim

4. Protect the victim

3Ps of FIRST AID

1. Preserve life

2. Prevent further harm

3. Promote recovery

CAB of first aid

1. Circulation or compression

2. Airway

3. Breathing

a person who can give immediate treatment to someone injured

FIRST AIDER

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FIRST AIDER

ORGTSR

1. Observant

2. Resourceful

3. Gentle

4. Tactful

5. Sympathetic

6. Respectable

give me 5 important reminders when adminstering first aid:

KILBD

1. Keep bystanders away

2. Improvise and do not waste time

3. Loosen tight clothing

4. Be calm and deliberate

5. Do not provide false reassurance

warning signs or symptoms that call for immediate care

DIFW

1. Difficulty in breathing

2. Fainting

3. weakness

4. Incessant bleading

any situation that can seriously compromise a persons current health status

EMERGENCY

emergency measures performed in a situation to sustain the life of a victim

LIFE SUPPORT

TYPES OF LIFE SUPPORT

1. Basic Life Support

2. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

3. Prolonged Life Support

composed of foreign body airway management, rescue breathing and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Basic Life Support

use of special equipment to maintain breathing and circulation for the vitim

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

given after successful resuscitation to sustain life

Prolonged life support

PRIMARY SURVEY OF THE VICTIM

1. Check for Consciousness

2. Check for pulse (adult and child-carotid pulse, infant-brachial pulse)

3. Perform CAB (compressions, airway, breathing)

4. open the airway

5. Begin rescue breathing

systematic method of gathering additional info pertaining to the victims injuries

secondary survey

SECONDARY SURVEY:

1. PASAC

   a. Patients name

   b, Age

   c. Sex/Gender

   d. Address

   e. Contact number

2. Vital Signs

3. Sample History

4. Head-to-Toe examination